Ulasan Hotel Riu Palace Santa Maria - All Inclusive

Can’t complain! Was a good beautiful hotel with plenty of food and drinks for all guests! Very easy to get there from the airport and everyone speaks English if you don’t speak the native language or similar. Most requests are done via their handy app which is easy to navigate and all inclusive is true to the name! You only pay for anything extra such as treatments in the Spa or items from the shop located on site otherwise everything else is included in the cost of your stay! I would have preferred more options for the 24hr “snack/food option” but this was only used out of hours so not many times for me.

Amazing resort. Will differently be going back soon.

灑店環境好好，食物方面多選擇，衹是主題餐廳要預早3日預訂。這個就有啲不太好，

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Great all inclusive hotel catering for couples. There is a water park for kids / young families. Lovely beach. Decent range of foods in the buffet hall. Excellent cocktails and a local palatable lager. Rooms well designed. Friendly staff.

The staff at this hotel work so hard at ensuring you have an amazing holiday. The location is only 30 mins walk to Santa Maria where there are lots of bars and restaurants.

We stayed in a room with a swim up pool and it was worth every penny, we enjoyed every minute of our stay in this gorgeous hotel, food was fantastic , the staff was so friendly and welcoming. We even booked for March 2026 while we was there , fantastic !! X

We visited the Riu Palace for 10 days of winter sun. What a stunning location, couldn't fault it. We were greeted warmly at reception and given a map to locate our rooms. We were in Villa 4, which we would highly recommend, as we heard no noise whatsoever at night. Quite a walk from the main building but worth it. Handy for the beach and pool areas. Rooms kept spotless and we found the rest of the hotel equally clean and comfortable. We sat around the quietest pool on 1st couple of days as we found the others busy with pounding music which is hardly relaxing. Plenty of people enjoying this so great if it is your thing. We loved the beach, always plenty of sunbeds and shade, so went there most days. We walked along the beach to Santa Maria, about 45 mins, and paddled as we went. We paid 5 euros to return in one of the plentiful taxis easily found. Well worth a visit to see the locals with their catch of the day and to buy some souvenirs. We did the Island trip, which we really enjoyed, with Antonio as our guide. He made everything interesting and fun and was genuinely happy in his work. Also did the stargazing evening which was enjoyable. We tried the Italian and the Steakhouse restaurants, at the hotel, as a change from the buffet dinners. No extra payment needed to use them. They were ok but didn't visit twice. Food in the dining-room plentiful and of good variety but got very busy and queues formed. The staff throughout the hotel were amazing, so friendly and helpful, especially Jamilson. The entertainment in the evenings was great. Fabulous rock band and African dancers and karaoke. We loved our holiday at Riu Palace and Cape Verde is beautiful. Will defo go adults only next time though as children allowed to run riot in entertainment area (down to parents).

Excelente, clean and outstanding hotel and staff with great food and service. Staff worked very hard and were very fast in all areas of the hotel.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Everything was lovely, food excellent in the buffet, we did try a couple of the speciality restaurants but thought the food was better in the buffet. It did get crowded at certain times but found if we went a bit later all was good. Used Edgar Pires by the lighthouse for a tour of the Island , what a lovely chap and had a good day. Would recommend . No mosquito bites or stomach upsets which was a plus. All in all a lovely place to visit

Second trip here. This was for our 30th anniversary and although advising us they had no sea view rooms available we turned up to a free upgrade to one and some champagne. It’s a wonderful resort, very friendly staff. It’s incredibly clean and if you want a relaxing break with guaranteed sun there is no better place

We could not fault this holiday and hotel. The service was amazing - the staff were all so pleasant and helpful. Cape Verde is small and if you are looking for hustle and bustle this is not the place. If you are looking to relax then this is the place to go. The drinks and food choices are very good also and service is quick. The spa gave me the best massage I’ve had as well as a lovely facial. The rooms were lovely, the only small criticism is in regards to the mattresses being quite hard and I had a bit of a sore back. Otherwise this was the best time and I plan to come back.

Great location ,hotel, food , staff and service , if I had to list any faults I would say room towels need replacing as quite small and thin fabric

This riu was similar to others I’ve stayed in, which could be disappointing for some but at least you know what you get, We usually do adult only. So kids unsupervised at meals was an issue as the put touched food back and dip and lick at the chocolate fountain. That’s a parent issue not the hotel. We didn’t feel the night atmosphere was as good as riu Karamboa. But I think this is due to the stages being away from seated areas at night. We can’t comment on entertainment. Pool lovely and beach. Not too rowdy. Very clean. Good range of food in buffet. Didn’t use special restaurants as we had varied dietary needs. Only comment buffet gets very busy early on especially on the Friday. I would stay again, especially if they had cider and a Malibu on the drinks. Staff all ways lovely and near town.